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12/04/2016

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Oriental Dance Night

DORA STRATOU DANCE THEATRE

10 July 2014, at 23:00

For the first time since it was founded in 1953, the Dora Stratou Dance Theatre presents a night dedicated to the art of Oriental Dance. Showcasing renown artists from Greece and abroad, this unique late-night performance renders homage to the spirit of the One thousand and One Nights, illustrating the beauty and mysticism of dances of the Middle East from a traditional approach to more contemporary interpretations.

Historical sources indicate that such dances existed also in Greek Antiquity.

Tender but intense, sensual while playful, abstract or highly expressive, Oriental dance has charmed and intrigued audiences all over the globe. Including dances with canes, fans and veils, tabla solos and even oriental fado, the 1st Oriental Dance Night of the Dora Stratou Theatre depicts the multifaceted aspects of this timeless dance tradition, taking you on a journey to the alluring East.

With the same ticket you can also watch the Dora Stratou Company performance, starting at 21:30 on the same day.

30/06/2014

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PRESS RELEASE

On Saturday 7th September at 20:15 the "Dora Stratou Dance Theatre" on Filopappou Hill will offer a free class on Greek dances by teachers of the Theatre, instead of the daily performance.

Registration:
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www.grdance.org tel. +30 210 324 4395

22/05/2013

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2012

Authentic Movement Workshop

If you feel need to be, to act or to react in new or different ways

22 September 2012

In this workshop participants are encouraged to follow the insights from their bodies. The focus is on reconnecting with creative and rejuvenating sources and gaining new perspectives through movement and the embodied experience.

Authentic Movement (AM) originally initiated by Mary Starks Whitehouse is an approach which bridges different layers of the individual and collective conscious.

The workshop will be facilitated by Ozlem Lale Kaleli, a certfied AM leader trained by Professor Helen Payne in the UK.

Offered in a safe and non-judgemental setting, AM groups provide participants the possibilities like

· Getting in touch with different parts of their selves

· Connecting to others at a non-judgmental state

· Accessing the unlimited sources of the universal knowledge

In this one day workshop, participants will have the chance to learn and to experience the basic form of AM in dyads, moving eyes closed in the presence of a witness. The work will be followed by group work, where different forms of moving, reflecting, receiving as well as providing witnessing will be practiced as a group.

Suitable for those with a former experience in personal development, psychotherapy, meditation and body oriented practices.

For more information about AM and for professional inquiries please visit https://sites.google.com/site/amcircles.

All applicants are kindly requested to fill in the Registration Form provided in the site and to return via email prior the workshop.

The group will be limited to 8 participants. Operating language will be in English with a brief summary of basic principles documented in Greek.

La Bourée and Le MenuetIn this workshop you will work on the special technique of Baroque dance. Afteran introduction to the basic steps (pas de bourée, contretemps and pas de menuet, assemblé and tems de courante)we will have a closer look at the arm technique in the Feuillet notation system (Chorégraphie, Paris 1700). You will get to know the basic notation symbols, enabling you to read and reconstruct dances. Using these steps we will learn dances created at the French Court around 1700.

05/03/2012

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PRESS RELEASE

Auditions for dancers at the Greek Dances Theater "Dora Stratou". Successful applicants will join the theater ensemble of 75 dancers and 15 musicians.

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10/02/2011

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The Dora Stratou Dance Theatre Company in Istanbul for the fist time 28/10/2010

The famous national company of Greece, the Dora Stratou Theatre Company of Athens will give a special performance at the MKM Theatre in Istanbul on 28 October 2010 at 20:30. It has been invited by the Municipality of Sariyer and the Sarıyer Section of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO.

More than 50 dancers, mucisians and costumers will travel to Istanbul for their first appearance in Turkey. They will be accompanied by about 50 friends of the Theatre (dance teachers, folklorists, journalists, historians, musicologists etc.) who usually follow the Company to provide assistance.The program includes several islands and regions of the mainland.

Dances, costumes and music from Konya, Cappadocia, and the Aegean Coast will also be presented, as a part of the program specially developed for Istanbul spectators. The paralel features of Turkish and Greek cultures will provide a rich source for dance teachers, choreographers as well as historians to draw comparisons.

According to the philosophy of the Dora Stratou Theatre Company, a spectacle should not be the only contact with spectators. Embroiderers of the Theatre will present a rare collection of traditional embroideries and will be there to discuss stitches with their Turkish colleagues. Dance teachers have already given workshops in Istanbul and will continue to teach Greek dance lessons under the auspices of Sariyer Municipality. Books, CDs, DVDs and other publications of the Theatre will be on display and its specialized staff will be available for information.

A unique feature of this Company is that dances, music and costumes are treated with the highest respect as historical items; changes are never made - they are presented exactly as found in the villages and islands by scientific researchers. This is why the Dora Stratou Theatre is called "The Living Museum of Greek Dance".

10/10/2010

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